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so what changes do the law -- to the law are you looking for? >> well, i mean i don't know that, for example, requiring universal background checks would have changed what would have happened in aurora specifically, but i mean aurora and columbine, those are the big named shootings that we talk about every day, but kids are dying on the streets in chicago every day and law enforcement had told us that the best way to reduce the number of people who are dying across this country from gun violence is to require background checks. i mean 40% of guns sold in this country don't require a background check under federal law because they're sold privately. i think some people don't know that. >> what do you say to people who suggest that gun control is really irrelevant to mass shootings because the perpetrators will always find a way to get around the laws if they really want to, maybe they'll steal a gun, find a gun, whatever it snies you know, there's always going to be black market or, you know, a secondary market for guns, no matter how much we reg
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. >> cnn legal contributor paul allen said alabama law may well come into play in this case down the road. >> alabama also has virtually the identical stand your ground law that florida has, so do you know that the officer in this case can probably say he was -- he felt that he was in danger of his life and he was standing his ground in shooting. so i'm betting as this proceeds, you may see that law that we've heard so much about in the zimmerman case in florida rear its ugly head in alabama. >> the officer involved in the shooting has been put on administrative leave until the investigation is complete. >>> now to pennsylvania where the state's deputy attorney general and his wife are accused of severely abusing two children they adopted. police arrested douglas and kristin barber after the kids had a doctor's visit. investigators say the doctor noticed several fractures on the 18-month-old girl's head, and the 6-year-old girl's appeared star. they were charged with endangerment. their attorney has not commented. >>> we know the meningitis outbreak has spread to nine states and that
. >> cnn legal contributor paul allen said alabama law may well come into play in this case down the road. >> alabama also has virtually the identical stand your ground law that florida has, so do you know that the officer in this case can probably say he was -- he felt that he was in danger of his life and he was standing his ground in shooting. so i'm betting as this proceeds, you may see that law that we've heard so much about in the zimmerman case in florida rear its ugly head...
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there are no laws. the laws here are garbage. >> suarez: those challenges notwithstanding, president chavez enjoys all the advantages of his 14 years in office, including control of the media, fear of reprisals among voters, and a hand in the deep pockets of the state-run oil company, petroleos de venezuela s.a., from which he draws both welfare payments for the poor and funds for his campaign. >> ( translated ): before, there was nothing. my grandma was too old, she had never received a pension. then, this government came, and thanks to it, god and the president, she has her pension. >> suarez: for much of the year, polls have shown chavez with a double-digit lead over capriles. but as election day approaches, the race has narrowed. >> the election is tightening, but what remains constant is the number of people who are undecided. >> suarez: diana negroponte is a senior fellow at the brookings institution in washington. she says, following the 2004 regional elections in venezuela, some who voted agains
there are no laws. the laws here are garbage. >> suarez: those challenges notwithstanding, president chavez enjoys all the advantages of his 14 years in office, including control of the media, fear of reprisals among voters, and a hand in the deep pockets of the state-run oil company, petroleos de venezuela s.a., from which he draws both welfare payments for the poor and funds for his campaign. >> ( translated ): before, there was nothing. my grandma was too old, she had never...
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passed those laws. new york is an example. connecticut is an example. but i think those will be partial solutions and i think they will leave things unprotected. it is hard to craft a compromise without eliminating the driver of the problem. >> just to make sure i understand you, you do not think -- you think there is not a solution? is it something that is going to be -- ? >> i do not think it is comprehensive. there are all kinds of solutions available, but there is always going to be somebody on the outside of the scope of that protection. you'll have fewer disputes if you have exemptions, but i do not think he will be able to track them all down. >> where will we be? >> i think sometimes there is the suggestion of alarm amazon.com -- the of alarmism, but think about it. the legal definition of marriage affects rights. it certainly does, including in religious institutions that cannot go along with that in conscience. that is the locus of the d broadly.escribe t because for a tactical reason it does
passed those laws. new york is an example. connecticut is an example. but i think those will be partial solutions and i think they will leave things unprotected. it is hard to craft a compromise without eliminating the driver of the problem. >> just to make sure i understand you, you do not think -- you think there is not a solution? is it something that is going to be -- ? >> i do not think it is comprehensive. there are all kinds of solutions available, but there is always going...
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law and trial on these funds isn't slated to start until april of next year ok in the u.k. and how much money is still considered missing because originally it was at one point six billion dollar number and since i've seen one billion dollars quoted how much is still unaccounted for well going to parse words there a little bit i mean or so we know where the money is that ok customers are still about one point six billion in phones nine hundred million of that is over in the u.k. it's disputed or sorry seven her. millions over the u.k. nine hundred million u.s. is what was stolen by m.f. global senior executives to meet those very margin calls you mentioned the begin to show ok so how are safe harbor provisions affecting customers ability to get money back well. when the firm was going bankrupt. there's kind of a timeline here if we go back to like over twenty seventh. m.f. global had about one hundred ten million dollars of its own money placed in the customer segregated accounts that's almost known as firm access and it's there to protect customers in the case there was so
law and trial on these funds isn't slated to start until april of next year ok in the u.k. and how much money is still considered missing because originally it was at one point six billion dollar number and since i've seen one billion dollars quoted how much is still unaccounted for well going to parse words there a little bit i mean or so we know where the money is that ok customers are still about one point six billion in phones nine hundred million of that is over in the u.k. it's disputed...
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but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> rose: funding for charlie ro has been prided b the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. and american express. additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. be more,
but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> rose: funding for charlie ro has been prided b the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. and american express. additional funding provided by...
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to stand by turkey and urges the syrian regime to put an end to flagrant violations of international law. there is a charter for collective action when one member is attacked. what are the chances that nato will get involved here? >> reporter: very slim right now. when you say nato besides the uk and france who have limited capacity to help here, we're talking about america. until the next election is passed and until the next administration wants to get involved in this, we're not going to see any major nato intervention. the backing is firm. that will help bolster turkey's case and push the military back to prevent this thing from happening ever again. but we're really talking about a potential of the future over know fly zone, maybe in months time if nato decides to step forward d seize turkey once again attacked by the syrians. but for now this is very much a rhetorical response and we're going to be talking weeks and months of continued aggression by the syrians as the turkish will see it, until you see any game change like that. >> nick, thank you very much. >>> update on a troubli
to stand by turkey and urges the syrian regime to put an end to flagrant violations of international law. there is a charter for collective action when one member is attacked. what are the chances that nato will get involved here? >> reporter: very slim right now. when you say nato besides the uk and france who have limited capacity to help here, we're talking about america. until the next election is passed and until the next administration wants to get involved in this, we're not going...
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you so choose it was a year ago this month that the brokerage collapsed we'll get an update and the law is the darndest thing we'll tell you about the safe harbor provision that allows derivatives to cut the line in bankruptcy court it's come into play with m.f. global and we'll break it down and word of the day plus the merchant of venice want to secede from italy of the nation's separatist party rallied over the weekend adam to the list we've seen if you will talk about it in loose change let's get to today's capital account. last halloween was spooky and not just because of all the costumes but futures commission merchant m.f. global the firm led by john collapsed taking a reported one point six billion dollars in customer money with it money from farmers from retail investors even from capital account guess gerald celente. mine money out of my account six figures maybe than they. think in the first word of the i.m.f. is not over and we could put the all the word in there is the usual. whatever you think m.f. global stands for it was an unprecedented situation many contend the money
you so choose it was a year ago this month that the brokerage collapsed we'll get an update and the law is the darndest thing we'll tell you about the safe harbor provision that allows derivatives to cut the line in bankruptcy court it's come into play with m.f. global and we'll break it down and word of the day plus the merchant of venice want to secede from italy of the nation's separatist party rallied over the weekend adam to the list we've seen if you will talk about it in loose change...
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but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time.
but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time.
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also, child safety laws. an exemption allowing a child under the age of 8 to not have a safety seat if they weigh more than 65 pounds has been repealed. now children under the age of 8 must sit in a safety seat no matter what their weight unless they're 4'9" or taller. other laws include mandatory helmet and eye protection for scooter riders. employers won't be able to ask for employees user names or passwords for social media sites. and people will be allowed to bet on fantasy sports as it becomes exempt from state gambling prohibitions. >>> the state of virginia needs your help preparing first responders for a disaster. it's looking for victims for a simulated train crash later this month. that drill is happening october 27th in alexandria. that's a saturday. you'll have to be there at 7:30 in the morning. you'll be able to go home by 1:30 that afternoon. if you're interested, you can send an e-mail to gotrains@vre.org. you can make the subject line volunteer victim. 6:37 is our time right now. the "today"
also, child safety laws. an exemption allowing a child under the age of 8 to not have a safety seat if they weigh more than 65 pounds has been repealed. now children under the age of 8 must sit in a safety seat no matter what their weight unless they're 4'9" or taller. other laws include mandatory helmet and eye protection for scooter riders. employers won't be able to ask for employees user names or passwords for social media sites. and people will be allowed to bet on fantasy sports as...
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they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. there's nothing wrong with an academic course in the bible in a public school if it's done right. we did guidelines a number of years ago to outline consensus guidelines, to outline how that should be done. a lot of these sources get in under the radar. some materials by one group in particular goes around the country trying to get some of the materials in there that are really unconstitutional. that is a continuing issue in many local communities that is not often looked at and should be spotted. >> i guess i should throw in a word or two about vouchers. so we do oppose them. on the legal front in the course of the supreme court is set under the federal constitution, they are permissible. so the battle in the courts now is in the states, using state funds and state constitutions, which in many instances are more good as the antiestablishment print as the an
they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. there's nothing wrong with an academic course in the bible in a public school if it's done right. we did guidelines a number of years ago to outline consensus guidelines, to outline how that should be done. a lot of these sources get in under the radar. some materials by one group in particular goes around the country trying to get...
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of course presidents don't have the power to change the law by themselves, excuse me. but now he said and a few days earlier, i'll keep pre-existing conditions, i'll keep the kids. >> they took it back right after. >> they had taken it back. chris: he was on a sunday program and done it twice where he said we'll cover the pre-existing condition and wasn't true. >> it's telling about the new romney in this debate was that he was clearly trying to overcome the 47% problem which sam talked about by talking about empathy, i care, people are suffering and giving examples of people, the teacher in las vegas. he made it personal and did what democratic candidates normally do. chris: the right who asked him to make all these commitments throughout the campaign to ensure he's a conservative, they know the commitments and are they interested in him doing well instead of keeping the commitments. >> you'll have a contingent on the far right that are purists and don't want to hear any strain from that ideology and even if it means he loses, they're willing to go down with the ship.
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police say that that echo accelerated, crashed into the tree and that their officers kept in standard law enforcement procedure. >> that's smk we will probably disagree on. >> reporter: ironically, investigators say they rescued richardson and now it's richardson suing the department. in chevy chase, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> there are new details about the man who's been charged with hitting a pedestrian while he was drunk. the 22-year-old was arrested after a clash early on saturday morning. the victim remains in a coma. the man lived in richmond. tonight, we've learned that wills has been charged or cited in at least four other incidents on area roads back in march ranging from speeding to reckless driving. >> watch as a man beat up a teenager in montgomery county. this video helped pros cue tors go after one member of the group and get a conviction from a jury today. 22-year-old tayshawn powell is awaiting charges for assault and robbery. it became a key piece of evidence. but, also, a source of dus put. >> the video shows clearly that this defendant, mr. powell, was the assailana
police say that that echo accelerated, crashed into the tree and that their officers kept in standard law enforcement procedure. >> that's smk we will probably disagree on. >> reporter: ironically, investigators say they rescued richardson and now it's richardson suing the department. in chevy chase, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> there are new details about the man who's been charged with hitting a pedestrian while he was drunk. the 22-year-old was arrested after a clash early...
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law essentially will not be the law for 2012 pretty much eliminates a lot of democratic worries that that law could end up making the race closer than it currently appears in the polls. >> i want to know if you see a big difference in 24 hours, because with the debate fallout, may be blunted by the job numbers. people were talking about thursday morning, then friday morning, and getting an early indication of how the debate may have played out in the swing states? >> we're still looking for good polls. right now it's probably best to see the swing state polls that come out monday, tuesday, wednesday. at that point we'll have a good idea after people have digested the debate as well as these job number, but alex, i think you pointed to it very well. the obama campaign got a very big gift from the job number, just to be able to turn the subject from wednesday night's tough debate into something that was seen as a positive, that the unemployment rate went below 8% and just change the story. allows them to move on to thursday's debate between joe biden and paul ryan as well as the remain
law essentially will not be the law for 2012 pretty much eliminates a lot of democratic worries that that law could end up making the race closer than it currently appears in the polls. >> i want to know if you see a big difference in 24 hours, because with the debate fallout, may be blunted by the job numbers. people were talking about thursday morning, then friday morning, and getting an early indication of how the debate may have played out in the swing states? >> we're still...
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exempts fantasy leagues from gambling laws. baltimore will host its third grand prix. organizers did not confirm they would return until last night. officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the l.a. angels lost last night, baltimore assured itself its first playoff berth since 1997 paid for -- is suffering fans, is the day they always hope for but can hardly believe finally arrive. >> i have been a fan for a while, since they were bad. a 22nd game of the season, so i've been to a lot of games. >> this city loves baseball. it does not take much, but when the o's are good, the city goes crazy. >> don't you love those glasses? smoke came from the galley of their charter flight to tampa, and it forced the airplane to make an emergency landing i
exempts fantasy leagues from gambling laws. baltimore will host its third grand prix. organizers did not confirm they would return until last night. officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the...
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florida law protects manatees from alleged abuse. sheriffs released this photo to track down the woman and she turned herself in. >>> we also have another video going viral this morning. a tv news anchor fights back against a nasty e-mail from a viewer who says she's a poor role model for girls because she's fat. jennifer livingston who works at news 8 in wisconsin calls it a lesson on bullying. >> and here is where i want all of us to learn something from this. if you didn't already know, october is national antibullying month. and this is a problem that is growing every day in our schools and on the internet. >> that was just a portion of the video. livingston took that nasty viewer to task for four minutes. four minutes she went off on her. >> i think i might be in love with jennifer livingston. good for her. i'm going to start doing that with my -- today i want to respond to -- look at her. that was so good. >> when i respond to folks, soledad's like, did you hit them back on twitter? you have to -- >> don't do it on twitter. do
florida law protects manatees from alleged abuse. sheriffs released this photo to track down the woman and she turned herself in. >>> we also have another video going viral this morning. a tv news anchor fights back against a nasty e-mail from a viewer who says she's a poor role model for girls because she's fat. jennifer livingston who works at news 8 in wisconsin calls it a lesson on bullying. >> and here is where i want all of us to learn something from this. if you didn't...
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university of michigan law school. we won the law school case. we lost the undergrad case. and i think at this point, it is -- and there have been more recent studies about how it is a disaster for black people. but mostly i think it's a disaster for america. at this point, i will say, -- >> why? >> you get past discrimination by not discriminating on the basis of race. that's the way to do it. i will say one of the things that conservatives have generally not liked about richard nixon was of course he was the first one to impose racial quotas, time lines, on the construction industry that was doing business with the government. and, you know, people, my generation and below, grew up in a world without separate water fountains, without democrats slyke bull connor or volsavis or george wallace. in our lifetimes and i might add the president's lifetime, the only -- the only effects of being black is that it is an advantage. you are more likely to get into harvard. you are more likely to get into a top law school. so it was easier to be against the time lines, the racial quota
university of michigan law school. we won the law school case. we lost the undergrad case. and i think at this point, it is -- and there have been more recent studies about how it is a disaster for black people. but mostly i think it's a disaster for america. at this point, i will say, -- >> why? >> you get past discrimination by not discriminating on the basis of race. that's the way to do it. i will say one of the things that conservatives have generally not liked about richard...
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one through the law of the sea treaty, a tax on our offshore royalties. the world health organization wants a worldwide tax on cigarettes. the u.n. wants an income tax that now will get billionaires. they want a robin hood tax on every time you sell a stock or bond, any financial transaction there will be a tax attached to it. they want a carbon tax that will tax american airplanes landing in europe based on their carbon emissions. what we're looking at here is a global system of taxation. will obama raise taxes? yeah, but not just through congress. it will be done by treaties in the u.n. that can be ratified by the senate and the house of representatives has nothing to do with it. that's one of the major things we warn about in this book heree come the black helicopters." >> sean: that's pretty frightening. it's in bookstores as of tomorrow morning, amazon.com, called "black helicopters." dick, thank you. >> thank you. >> sean: when we come back, is there a major donor scandal about to blow up in the president's face? our guests say they have things that
one through the law of the sea treaty, a tax on our offshore royalties. the world health organization wants a worldwide tax on cigarettes. the u.n. wants an income tax that now will get billionaires. they want a robin hood tax on every time you sell a stock or bond, any financial transaction there will be a tax attached to it. they want a carbon tax that will tax american airplanes landing in europe based on their carbon emissions. what we're looking at here is a global system of taxation. will...
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we have laws against things that weren't even named then. they were just -- everyday experience like domestic violence and sexual assault. the laws were almost nonexistent. so -- and we've moved toward equal pay. we made huge, huge progress. i think what we need to do is now take that progress that we've made and project it into the future. and what would be very helpful to men would be the opportunity to express their full human selves and also care for children or be active in the home and so on. women develop our whole selves by being out there outside the home. men develop it by being inside. we're all striving to be fully human. so what we need is parental leave for men and women. we need to stop being the only advanced democracy in the world with no child care. you know we need to really seriously look at the issue of violence against women because it's caused by the idea of masculinity which is about dominance and control which also ends up shortening men's lives. so it helps everybody. and incidentally, it's the greatest indicator of
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congress will work out a deal to avoid the cuts which secretary panetta said would be devastating, but a law called the warren act says if you expect to have that, he's going to be straight with the employees and says the uncertainty is rough. >> it's the sequestration, what shall we tell our people? it's akin to being in a car and you find you're playing chicken and you've got your company in there and they're saying to you, if we go over the cliff, we'll help you out. provided you don't tell the folks that are in the car with us. >> and what he means is that the obama administration is telling contractors they don't need to send out notices before today and if they get sued for not doing so, they'll pick up the tab. contractors say they'll hold off telling workers, but two key republican senators, lindsey graham and john mccain sent a letter to contractors, quote, it's our fear should you rely on that guidance and fail to comply with the warren act requirement you'll be setting the company up legal repercussions and graham calls it disturbing. >> not only does it say the warren act. the pr
congress will work out a deal to avoid the cuts which secretary panetta said would be devastating, but a law called the warren act says if you expect to have that, he's going to be straight with the employees and says the uncertainty is rough. >> it's the sequestration, what shall we tell our people? it's akin to being in a car and you find you're playing chicken and you've got your company in there and they're saying to you, if we go over the cliff, we'll help you out. provided you don't...
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no question harvard business school versus harvard law school. no question that president obama showed his campaign has been doing the work for him and mitt romney has been doing the work for his campaign. we'll see what happens going forward. pout a question, the obama supporters were on their heels last night. were disappointed. wondering, where was this guy who they've been seeing in the tv commercials going so hard at mitt romney? he was clearly trying to be too presidential and not going after romney. >> we can't escape the fact. four of the last five incumbent presidents had lost the first debate. it's unbelievable. you have to say there is something to this. >> they're not used to being challenged in a way that he was for 90 minutes. you alone command the stage. his performance style reminded me of a press conference in the white house where he grips the podium. he does these long answers. john f. kennedy used to do 15 questions in 30 minutes. >> one of those. he's so used to be being on home turf. i don't think he took romney that serious
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the court will consider taking marriage,ues of gay voter id laws, and abortion. the justices also are considering a case this month involves the university of texas and the use of affirmative admissions.llege in maryland, several new laws today.ing effect under eight have to sit seats unlessty least 4 foot 9 inches tall. mopeds and motor scooters will have to be titled and get a decal. employers cannot ask employees -- or applicants for usernames or passwords. convicted of a violent crime cannot own a gun. in alexandria, the genon power good.is closing for it's taking with it more than 100 jobs. say the closing d not come soon enough. john gonzalez explains how this decision will impact the community. >> 16th thousand tons of sulfur dioxide, 242 tons of carbon monoxide. >> congressman jim moran is stating the different toxins from the power plant. >> there were problems here for community. >> the largest source of air pollution in the d.c. area for decades. neighbors claim the ash has put the health of thousands in danger. many people have suffered from the healt
the court will consider taking marriage,ues of gay voter id laws, and abortion. the justices also are considering a case this month involves the university of texas and the use of affirmative admissions.llege in maryland, several new laws today.ing effect under eight have to sit seats unlessty least 4 foot 9 inches tall. mopeds and motor scooters will have to be titled and get a decal. employers cannot ask employees -- or applicants for usernames or passwords. convicted of a violent crime...
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appeals from the obama administration and several voting rights group saying it violates a federal law of removing voters 90 days from a letter. it was compiled using a homeland security citizenship database that originally contained more than 2,000 names but had hundreds of inaccuracies. the florida secretary of state praised the ruling but groups on posing the purge say it could prevent legitimate votes from being cast. there's one more jobs report left before the election. how could it rock the presidential race? zachary will crunch numbers for you. check out our "news nation" tumblr page. you'll find behind the scene pictures. in honor of the funky meters being nominated to the rock 'n roll hall of fame, here's my producer's song she picked for this friday he. ♪ [ male announcer ] one in six. that's how many struggle with hunger in america. ♪ but what if there was a simple way to feed those in need? now, there is. shop walmart for select brands' low prices through october 12th and you help secure meals for local families. go to walmart.com/hunger and learn more about how you ca
appeals from the obama administration and several voting rights group saying it violates a federal law of removing voters 90 days from a letter. it was compiled using a homeland security citizenship database that originally contained more than 2,000 names but had hundreds of inaccuracies. the florida secretary of state praised the ruling but groups on posing the purge say it could prevent legitimate votes from being cast. there's one more jobs report left before the election. how could it rock...
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law. press two for -- [ bleep ] >> hello. all pennsylvania voters will be required to show a photo i.d. before voting at a polling place beginning with the november 2012 general election. all photo i.d.s must be current and contain an expiration date unless otherwise noted. >> so that was our scoop last night. our bad scoop. because what you just heard there from the state of pennsylvania is not the law. but it's what the state of pennsylvania was telling people anyway as of yesterday afternoon on the phone line that the state was telling people to call if they had any questions or if they were at all confused about voting this year. so say anybody who doesn't have a driver's license and was calling the state to find out if they can vote, as of yesterday, that recording on the state's phone line for voting help was telling them, no, you can't vote, when, in fact, legally you can. ultimately when we question the state elections office about that yesterday afternoon they took down that recording. they said it was just an oversi
law. press two for -- [ bleep ] >> hello. all pennsylvania voters will be required to show a photo i.d. before voting at a polling place beginning with the november 2012 general election. all photo i.d.s must be current and contain an expiration date unless otherwise noted. >> so that was our scoop last night. our bad scoop. because what you just heard there from the state of pennsylvania is not the law. but it's what the state of pennsylvania was telling people anyway as of...
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laws and the president wins a second term? let's ask msnbc policy analyst ezra klein of the "washington post." good afternoon, ezra. i'm glad you're here. it needs a man of your intellect to unravel this complex and comprehensive conspiracy. here is the one question we keep hearing today. take a listen to this, ezra. >> how do you drop a third in the overall number and only add about 100,000 jobs? >> how did we get a drop of one-third in the unemployment rate? >> well, we didn't get a drop of one-third. the unemployment rate went down 0.3 of 1%. that's how much we're talking about here. a lot of this is because we have this weird psychological fixation on this line at 8% and it went under that, but we've had a 0.2 drop earlier, we had a 0.4 of a percentage drop a year ago. this is not some incredibly weird aberration we need to explain. it's not even, frankly, that good of a number. 7.8% is not great. could go up to 7.9% or 8% next month. the idea we've had an incredibly wonderful labor report that we have to figure out a cons
laws and the president wins a second term? let's ask msnbc policy analyst ezra klein of the "washington post." good afternoon, ezra. i'm glad you're here. it needs a man of your intellect to unravel this complex and comprehensive conspiracy. here is the one question we keep hearing today. take a listen to this, ezra. >> how do you drop a third in the overall number and only add about 100,000 jobs? >> how did we get a drop of one-third in the unemployment rate? >>...